diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index 16ceeb1b2c9d8555b76c5914574421edbd66c6da..da52e60d4437c406bc5b1bdb3cec7000b86bea9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ enum {
 	MLX5E_STATE_ASYNC_EVENTS_ENABLED,
 	MLX5E_STATE_OPENED,
 	MLX5E_STATE_DESTROYING,
+	MLX5E_STATE_XDP_TX_ENABLED,
 };
 
 struct mlx5e_rqt {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
index ad6d471d00dd47c6c4b802ad79fd6dd1e157cf21..4a33c9a7cac7e5fe657845d608aac1f8fe3876fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.c
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ int mlx5e_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n, struct xdp_frame **frames,
 	int sq_num;
 	int i;
 
-	if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_OPENED, &priv->state)))
+	/* this flag is sufficient, no need to test internal sq state */
+	if (unlikely(!mlx5e_xdp_tx_is_enabled(priv)))
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
 	if (unlikely(flags & ~XDP_XMIT_FLAGS_MASK))
@@ -275,9 +276,6 @@ int mlx5e_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n, struct xdp_frame **frames,
 
 	sq = &priv->channels.c[sq_num]->xdpsq;
 
-	if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_ENABLED, &sq->state)))
-		return -ENETDOWN;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		struct xdp_frame *xdpf = frames[i];
 		struct mlx5e_xdp_info xdpi;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
index 6dfab045925f01564b50e47c0340cdc04b4a602f..4d096623178b91fd61318ea823b87138c2c07de3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xdp.h
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ bool mlx5e_xmit_xdp_frame(struct mlx5e_xdpsq *sq, struct mlx5e_xdp_info *xdpi);
 int mlx5e_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev, int n, struct xdp_frame **frames,
 		   u32 flags);
 
+static inline void mlx5e_xdp_tx_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	set_bit(MLX5E_STATE_XDP_TX_ENABLED, &priv->state);
+}
+
+static inline void mlx5e_xdp_tx_disable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	clear_bit(MLX5E_STATE_XDP_TX_ENABLED, &priv->state);
+	/* let other device's napi(s) see our new state */
+	synchronize_rcu();
+}
+
+static inline bool mlx5e_xdp_tx_is_enabled(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+{
+	return test_bit(MLX5E_STATE_XDP_TX_ENABLED, &priv->state);
+}
+
 static inline void mlx5e_xmit_xdp_doorbell(struct mlx5e_xdpsq *sq)
 {
 	struct mlx5_wq_cyc *wq = &sq->wq;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 944f21f99d43756508e31bdc7991740e209fd9cf..637d59c01fe5c62317b5915699900f7929c96c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2890,6 +2890,7 @@ void mlx5e_activate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 	mlx5e_build_tx2sq_maps(priv);
 	mlx5e_activate_channels(&priv->channels);
+	mlx5e_xdp_tx_enable(priv);
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(priv->netdev);
 
 	if (MLX5_ESWITCH_MANAGER(priv->mdev))
@@ -2911,6 +2912,7 @@ void mlx5e_deactivate_priv_channels(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	 */
 	netif_tx_stop_all_queues(priv->netdev);
 	netif_tx_disable(priv->netdev);
+	mlx5e_xdp_tx_disable(priv);
 	mlx5e_deactivate_channels(&priv->channels);
 }